Seven children are rushed to hospital and trapped driver is pulled from the vehicle as daycare van smashes into a tree

Seven children were rushed to hospital after a horror crash involving a daycare van in Alabama.

The collision happened around 7:30 a.m. near Kermit Johnson Elementary School in Pinson.

The children were taken to Children’s of Alabama Hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening. CBS 42 reports.

Dramatic footage of the aftermath shows the mangled van wrapped around a tree.

The driver of the vehicle had to be freed from the wreckage by firefighters. WVTM reports.

They suffered minor injuries and were taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. It is not yet known which daycare center the van came from.

Emergency services are on site and are urging motorists to avoid the area.

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